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today.Recalling time when cussing not a language and unacceptable on radio..now
the top ten songs identify with language of expression and free speech. With
deeper meaning and raw truths.. #lifeChanges #theAisaword #Bisaword
#Cisaword and #Fisaword
The days of change
are remembered.
There was a time when buying an apple in Trinidad was 1TT$
and that was expensive, so we opted to eat mangoes which were free. No
neighbour would consider selling a mango and we gladly ‘stoned’ the tree for
the fruits to fall, the more agile opting to climb and sit on a branch eating
while the others looked on in envy sometimes. Enjoying the fruits meant sharing and giving
any owner the right to say, ‘yes go ahead and pick what you want but leave a
couple on the steps for me please.’ ‘Thank you’ was that natural response,
manners were cultural and a part of our free expression.
Today, an apple is 10TT$ and some mangoes are the same
price. It’s not available for free and no one would consider asking for a
couple mangoes because the fences and dogs, security cameras and guards are
there to keep you out and away from homeowners. Everyone is afraid to speak and
saying ‘yes’ may be because of intimidation, and praying a gun does not come
out. If you agreed to someone entering your garden/ yard don’t expect ‘thank
you’ or ‘please’, it is no longer culturally acceptable – rather the new
universal language may be imposed if you expected a response to your acquiesce.
People are different with each generation identifying with a
new way of making their presence known. Today, there are words and things which
were taboo and they are ok now. In fact, people fight for their right of
choices and it is their right, but what about the rights of those who do not
wish to comply with the changes?
Everyone has rights and for many, suppressed rights are a
game changer. No longer will it be acceptable to discriminate based on
religion, political position, status, gender or race. We have entered a very
vocal centaury. It is a vocal world with social media forming a part of
everyday life. There is transparency and there is cover up in transparency. The
way we see issues are no longer one dimensional, and the way we impose or
beliefs on others cross the barriers of free speech and freedom to believe.
The world needs regulation and rules, laws to guide for justice
to prevail, but who will guard us from those policy makers, sometimes rule
haters themselves.
We may always be as a human race enslaved by our greed and
desire to do what we want, how we want and to whom we want. We may be advanced
technologically, but we are as a world society trapped by the chaos of
civilized perspectives lacking basic courtesies and kindness sometimes.
This too will pass and evolution will continue. The right be
a product of existence will diminish for us all and a new generation will
challenge economic and social changes differently. This is the nature of
change.
Language is simply a symbol of who we are most comfortable being, and in most cases the only way we can liberate ourselves.
Thank you for reading and sharing. Have a wonderful day, and an even more beautiful night! Peace...
Thank you for reading and sharing. Have a wonderful day, and an even more beautiful night! Peace...
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